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Cygnus Oil & Gas

CYNS
40
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$8,586
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2006
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

62.0% over 3y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 166.8M (2002) → 63.3M (2005)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cygnus Oil & Gas Corp. is a small oil and gas exploration and production company. It searches for, drills, and produces crude oil and natural gas, then sells those resources to energy buyers and refiners. The company operates in the upstream segment of the energy industry, meaning it focuses on finding and extracting hydrocarbons rather than refining or selling fuel directly to consumers.

Cygnus generates revenue by selling the oil and natural gas it produces, with income tied directly to commodity prices and production volumes. It is a micro-cap company with a very small operational footprint, which means limited resources compared to major energy producers. Small exploration companies like Cygnus face significant risk from volatile oil and gas prices, since a sharp drop in commodity prices can quickly erase profits regardless of how efficiently the company operates. Its ability to grow depends heavily on discovering new reserves and securing financing to develop them.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+309.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Cygnus Oil & Gas is growing revenue at 310% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-610.6%
Thin — -610.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1692.4%
Excellent — 1692.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
48.6%
Exceptional — 48.6% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+297.6%
Fast-growing sales (+297.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2087.6%
Burning cash (-2087.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
2.01
Heavy debt load (2.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.12x
Adequate interest coverage (6.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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